Dunkle Weizen | Sprecher Brewing Company

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A: The beer is hazy reddish amber in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high beige colored head that quickly died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and a collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of wheat are present in the nose along with notes of brown bread and hints of bananas from the yeast.
T: The taste is similar to the smell, but the yeast flavors seem to be stronger with notes of bananas and hints of dark fruits.
M: It feels light-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is easy to drink but doesn't seem to have the strong banana aromas and flavors exhibited by many of the top beers in the style.

Acquired from pochman, courtesy of BA Secret Santa 2009 so a big "Thank You" goes out to him. Poured from a 12oz bottle into a US tumbler pint glass.

A: The beer is a medium brown color, with a thin off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin on the glass.

S: The aroma is of wheat, caramelized dark malts, some spice and some hops.

T: The taste starts out with a strong bready wheat flavor that is quickly followed by some caramel sweetness and a hearty malt character. There are faint touches of spice and smokiness in the background. The hops presence is mild but complementary and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly bready and slightly sweet.

D: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, good representation of style, this is a solid to drink if you're in the mood for the style but there are others in the style that I would pick first.

A - Slightly hazy brown amber in color with a bit, foamy, three-finger head that had good retention. It dropped to a thin blanket and left a few bits of lacing but I think it's a bit too clear.

S - It could be my eyes fooling me from the appearance to the smell, but it's almost identical to their Hefeweiss with a bit more malty presence in the aroma. Absolutely fantastic yeasty earthiness with the clay and some spiciness that plays well with the banana nose. The definite wheat background is there but the maltiness is more prominent.

T - Much maltier in the flavor than the nose suggests. A slight touch on toastiness, the malts add a dry dimension to this beer. Secondary to the malt flavor, that has a caramel sweetness hint to it, is the banana and clove esters. A bit of yeast and the earthy clay linger in the background. The wheat is fairly prominent too in the...

M - ...mouthfeel which is soft and smooth with a fair carbonation finish. Medium-bodied and dry to the finish, it's a good feeling dunkel.

D - It's a good fall transition beer. When you can't let go of the summer hefes but want to start welcoming in the darker, more substantial beers, grab one of these dunkels. Definitely worth picking up from their gift store. A nicely done and easily drinkable beer.

A dark iced tea brown color with a thin fizzy cream-white head and minor traces of lacing. The aroma gives off sour apple/lime malt with an almost chocolaty hint. The flavor is also tart sour-mash with malt sweetness and a touch of herbal hop bitterness. It's pretty thin with a tingly near refreshing feel but a little limp for the style. I'm not sure this was entire on point even though it was supposedly a fresh bottle. Seemed more tart than normal. Nothing I would seek out but it was okay and i could drink a couple if that was the choice.

Drinkabilty - Maybe I just don't prefer this style of beer, but to me this was not that enjoyable. As stated it had a very odd, smoky, funkiness to it that I couldn't get past. I feel like I will be sitting on the other two of these that were sent in the BOTM club. Oh well, you can't like everything!